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Is silicon dioxide the same as salt?

Updated: 9/21/2023
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"Silica, also known as silicon dioxide, is a compound made out of the two most abundant elements in the Earth's crust, silicon and oxygen (SiO2). Silica has three main crystalline varieties: quartz (by far the most abundant), tridymite, and cristobalite. Silica is the main constituent of more than 95 percent of rocks that comprise 59 percent of the earth's crust. Quartz makes up about 12 percent of the land surface and about 20 percent of the Earth's crust. The highest levels of silicon in humans are found in the skin and connective tissues. ....."

and silica is the raw material for glass

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